The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-18


ment, and to learn to hold his breath while
under the surface. By this method the inge-
nious Chicago claims children may become
expert swimmers in very brief time The plan
| will undoubtedly commend itself TO Mothers
| owing TO the freedom of danger from drowning
which it insures. After the system is adopted
it will be everyday occurrence to grant leave
to young women to go out to swim on condition
that they will not go near the water. After the
adoption of this proposed improvement TO the
| public school system the teaching OF baseball
will doubtless be suggested-the ball to be omit
ted in practicing the art-and the coming man
will have a chance TO become accomplished
A CHICAGO fireman has brought suit for
| so, 600 against the telephone company OF that
city and the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. The plaintiff sues for injuries sustained
at fire some time ago, in which he claims that
three men employed by the defendants went
the roof, while he digging for the body of
man who was killed. and cut the telegraphic
cables. They warned to desisr but did
not do so, and they so loosened the charred roof
that it fell on the fireman and injured his back
that ne is cripple for life. The case in
wolves some close points of law, but crippled
fireman is so much stronger before jury than
two wealthy corporations that his chances are
good for getting verdict.
WHEN one remembers the stories about the
fondness OF Emperor William for cabbage ham,
sausage and other high -havored and powerful
viands, and his habit of consuming large guam
titles of these edibles. state occasions,
the announcement that he tainted at banquet
from oyerexertion suggests irreverent suspic-
ions. man must eat good deal before he
faints from THE mere effort of mastication. but
then it must be remembered that the Emperor
is getting old.
THE public has been hearing something of
late concerning Mr.. George Gould, of JAY
but another of the family has suddenly ap-
peared Oh the stage of action. Eddie Gould,
twenty. one years old. has just been elected by
his papa director in the Western Union Tele-
graph Company It must be very gratifying to
the worthy old gentleman, after lifetime of
honest labor to be able to set his up in
business with such assuring prosp acts of
cess.
Mrs. WooDwoRTH. the spectacular evangelist,
who last year labored with Indianapolis sinners
and is wrestling with depraved Missouri
ans, says the world will come to end soon
after she brings Bob Ineersoll to the mourners
bench. If this is the case it behooves those
light minded people who wish to disport them
selves in this wicked world long possible
to remind Bob that it would be than
mistake of Moses for him to be converted.
THE arrival of the Chinese theatrical COM
papy, now en- route for Europe and the United
States, will be awaited with interest. Every
kind of theatrical sensation has been so thor
oughly overdone ana exhausted that haoitual
play-goers ought to be prepared extend
HARRY xyaIcorna To auythinp new Possibly the
advent of this company of heather actors may
work the beginning of the long-desired elevation
of the drama in the United States.
AND now the doctors who went the excur-
sion from Washington to Niagara Falls with the
foreign delegates to the medical convention
bling over the poor accommodations found
there, and the high prices charged for the same.
It is too bad. of course, but a public which is
working itself to death to pay doctor bills is not
likely to lose much sleep through acute sympa-
thy with the unlucky physicians.
THE New York Independent, which has leaned
to the second probation theory, has become con-
verified to orthodoxy. and is now convinced that
the unlucky heather who fails to meet with q
Christian missionary in this world is forever
lost. The change of opinion is described by the
Christian Union the triumph of the publisher
over the editors, Mr. Bowen being himself
adherent of the old school.
FOREIGN dispatch says the eagerness dis
played to overwhelm the Pope with jubilee
gifts has necessitated the creation Of a building
nearly quarter of mile long for their recep-
ton and exhibition From the amount of space
necessary to display the gifts might infer
that they include large number Of threshing
machines and stationary engines.
WICHITA Kan, has had trades procession,
and a cynical correspondents says "a hearse and
garbage cart bowled merrily along in the wake
of bandwagon.' Well, why nots These
cosmopolitan features, and no well-regulafed
city is complete without them.